amesite

noun

ames·​ite

ˈāmˌzīt

plural -s

: an apple-green chlorite mineral (Mg, Fe)₄Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₈ occurring in foliated hexagonal plates

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by -ite) of earlier amesine, from James Ames †1883 American mineralogist + English -ine

First Known Use

circa 1876, in the meaning defined above

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